Assistant coaching jobs on Jamie Franks’ staff at the University of Denver have opened up on a number of occasions since he was promoted to head coach in 2015 but it wasn’t until the unexpected decision to axe the men’s program at Appalachian State that Brad Franks even considered applying to join his brother’s staff.
“This is maybe the fourth or fifth time the job has opened,” said Brad Franks, who was hired as an assistant in March. “I think the biggest thing is we were both a little too emotional when we were younger and we needed to kind of hone our craft apart from each other.